Kataifi Nests - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for tin
4 ounces shredded phyllo dough, thawed (known as kataifi)
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Brush 12 muffin cups with butter or use silicone muffin pans.
Pull the kataifi into 1-inch-thick bundles; cut bundles into 2-inch lengths. Place in a bowl; separate into a loose pile with fingers. Toss with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, if using.
Divide among 12 muffin cups; press into bottom and up the sides.
Cook until golden and crisp around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
Let cool.
Fill with jelly beans, speckled eggs or other candy eggs.